An exhibit featuring snakes, the zodiac animal of 2025, is on display at the Shanghai Museum as part of an exhibition celebrating the advent of Chinese New Year. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Wednesday marked the Lunar New Year and the beginning of the year of the snake, and the Field Museum of Natural History figured it made for a fitting time to talk about snakes.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Wednesday marked the Lunar New Year and the beginning of the year of the snake, and the Field Museum of Natural History figured it made for a fitting time to talk about snakes.